How To Pronounce Constitute

In British English, constitute is pronounced /ˈkɒn.stɪ.tjuːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʷɒ̃n.stɪ.tj̥ʷuːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkɑːn.stəˌtuːt/.

Constitute has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.